Tickle · the · Pear

random thoughts on a rainy morning

* European metrosexualityI amuse myself by counting how many men in the organizational facebook are wearing scarves.

* long distance logisticsEven though congogirl and I live only a few hours apart and she comes regularly to the DC metro area, somehow we made a tremendous effort to meet for dinner in Lyon.

* American prideThe big news in France this morning is about the release of Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages in a successful stealth operation. I pointed out at breakfast to my colleagues that the members of the Colombian military rescue mission were more likely than not trained by the US. So there.

* my long absenceMoBob informed me by email this morning that one of the plants died. *sigh*

* more travel?I'm still trying to wriggle out of Dar es Salaam and Chicago, but it looks like a trip to Eugene OR for a meeting on gender and disability is in the works.